Shock Work Movement Collection

You are not yet a member of the cooperative - sign up immediately!, 1927-1928. Private Collection

Kuzbass Coal, 1938. Creator: Lukin, Wilhelm Ivanovich (1871-1943)
Kuzbass Coal, 1938. Found in the collection of the State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Double page, 1930. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Double page, 1930. Private Collection

Lenin and socialist reconstruction, 1920. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Lenin and socialist reconstruction, 1920. Private Collection

Without Heavy Industry We Cannot Build Any Industry, 1930. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Without Heavy Industry We Cannot Build Any Industry, 1930. Private Collection

Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country, 1930. Private Collection

Women at the kolkhozes are a great power (J. Stalin) ( (Poster), 1935. Artist: Svarog
Women at the kolkhozes are a great power (J. Stalin) ( (Poster), 1935. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country, 1933
Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

We Will Turn the Five-Year Plan into a Four-Year Plan. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
We Will Turn the Five-Year Plan into a Four-Year Plan. Found in the collection of Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Everyone, back to work!, 1920. Creator: Ivanov, Sergey Ivanovich (1885-1942)
Everyone, back to work!, 1920. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Time is running out!, 1920. Creator: Ivanov, Sergey Ivanovich (1885-1942)
Time is running out!, 1920. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Industries Exhibition, 1923. Private Collection

Take precautions against drought. ca 1920-1921. Creator: Anonymous
Take precautions against drought. ca 1920-1921. Private Collection

Millions of workers! Join the socialist competition!, ca 1927. Creator: Klutsis
Millions of workers! Join the socialist competition!, ca 1927. Found in the Collection of State Art Museum of Republic Latvia, Riga

The Accelerating Industrialization, 1930. Creator: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
The Accelerating Industrialization, 1930. Found in the Collection of State Art Museum of Republic Latvia, Riga

The Mounting of a workshop, 1932. Found in the Collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Design For The Wall Panel Labour In The Orenburg Garrison Club, 1922
Design For The Wall Panel " Labour" In The Orenburg Garrison Club, 1922. Private Collection

The arithmetic of an industrial-financial counter-plan, 1931. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Down with the damned parasites! Cover of the Lapot Satirical Journal, 1924. Private Collection

The Visit of Sergo Ordzhonikidze, 1937. Private Collection

The hot rolling workshop of the Red Nail Makers Factory in Leningrad. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Turbine installation. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

The electrical factory Svetlana in Leningrad. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Kirov visiting the Putilov factory. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Womens workshop at the Sevkabel Factory. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

We smite the lazy workers, 1931. Artist: Anonymous
We smite the lazy workers, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Lets join the shock detachments into the combined shock brigades, 1931. Artist: Anonymous
Lets join the shock detachments into the combined shock brigades, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Cultured life - work with high productivity, 1932. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Cultured life - work with high productivity, 1932. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Work in the USSR is a matter of honour, glory, sacrifice and heroism, 1931. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Work in the USSR is a matter of honour, glory, sacrifice and heroism, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Long live Stalinśs generation of Stakhanov Heroes!, 1936. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Long live Stalinśs generation of Stakhanov Heroes!, 1936. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, 1931. Artist: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Let us reap the harvest in the fields in time, 1930. Artist: Bulanov, Dmitry Anatolyevich (1898-1942)
Let us reap the harvest in the fields in time, 1930. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Free Railway Society For the mastery of technical equipment, 1933. Artist: Bulanov, Dmitry Anatolyevich (1898-1942)
Free Railway Society For the mastery of technical equipment, 1933. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Machinist, 1920s. Artist: Tyrsa, Nikolai Andreyevich (1887-1942)
The Machinist, 1920s. From a private collection

Buy the State Winning Loan for the Strengthening of Peasant Economy, 1928. Private Collection

Who Is Recognized and Famous in the Socialist State, 1938. Private Collection

Shock worker, 1932. Found in the Collection of Regional Art Gallery, Tchelyabinsk

Greetings to the recently launched world giant Dneprostroi, 1932. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Greetings to the recently launched world giant Dneprostroi, 1932. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Development of Transportation, The Five-Year Plan (Poster), 1929. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
The Development of Transportation, The Five-Year Plan (Poster), 1929. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

All Moscow builds the Metro (Poster), 1934. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
All Moscow builds the Metro (Poster), 1934. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Long live our happy socialist Motherland (Poster), 1935. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
Long live our happy socialist Motherland (Poster), 1935. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

By the end of a five-years plan collectivization should be finished (Poster), 1932. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
By the end of a five-years plan collectivization should be finished (Poster), 1932. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

In the Storm of the Third Year of the Five-Year Plan, 1930. Private Collection

A join effort will raise the country from the ruins, 1920s. Artist: Anonymous
A join effort will raise the country from the ruins, 1920s. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The 8th of March - International Womens Day (Poster), 1932. Artist: Anonymous
The 8th of March - International Womens Day (Poster), 1932. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Poster for the theatre play Flax, 1931. Artist: Kondratov, Fyodor Filippovich (1896-1944)
Poster for the theatre play Flax, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

We must bolster the economy under the Trade Unions, 1920. Artist: Mayakovsky, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930)
We must bolster the economy under the Trade Unions, 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The five-year plan in four years, 1931. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

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"Revolutionary Art: Unleashing the Shock Work Movement" Step into the world of Soviet propaganda art, where powerful messages and striking imagery converged to ignite a fervent work ethic. In 1931, an anonymous artist depicted the smiting of lazy workers, symbolizing a call for productivity and dedication. Communism's vision was vividly portrayed in 1933 by combining Soviet government with electrification across the nation. This fusion aimed to propel progress forward through modernization and technological advancements. Gustav Klutsis' artwork in 1931 urged workers to unite their efforts within shock detachments, forming combined shock brigades. This collective approach sought to maximize efficiency and achieve ambitious goals together. The urgency of time became evident in Sergey Ivanovich Ivanov's creations from 1920. "Everyone, back to work. " echoed a rallying cry while "Time is running out. " emphasized the need for swift action towards building a new society. In 1923, the All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Industries Exhibition showcased achievements in farming and craftsmanship as part of economic development efforts. The exhibition celebrated progress made thus far. Preparation against natural disasters played a crucial role during this era as seen in an anonymous poster advising precautions against drought around 1920-1921. Such measures were essential for safeguarding agricultural production. Klutsis returned with another impactful piece circa 1927 titled "Millions of workers. Join the socialist competition. " Encouraging healthy competition among laborers aimed at driving innovation and increasing output on a massive scale. The Accelerating Industrialization campaign took center stage in Gustav Klutsis' artwork from 1930. It highlighted rapid industrial growth as pivotal for transforming Russia into an advanced industrial powerhouse. Recognizing women's power within kolkhozes (collective farms), Joseph Stalin's quote was immortalized by Svarog's artistic interpretation in 1935. This poster celebrated the vital role of women in agricultural production and societal progress.